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The antisemitism royal commission has failed. My column explains what happened:
The antisemitism royal commission made two big mistakes — will these compromise their findings? - ABC Religion & Ethics
Australian society has been riven by a combustible debate about antisemitism, criticism of Israel and the boundaries of free speech. The royal commission could have provided the intellectual and moral...
www.abc.net.au
August 31, 2026 at 3:14 AM
The antisemitism royal commission has failed. My column explains what happened:
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Thinking of the nuclear scientist from Czechzia I met who was working as a lacrosse teacher because she couldn't get a job in her field here.
She tried for ANSTO but her qualification level outranked everyone there so..
This story repeats across so many fields.
She tried for ANSTO but her qualification level outranked everyone there so..
This story repeats across so many fields.
Australia has skills shortages, yet almost half of skilled migrants are working below their qualification level. A clogged recognition system is wasting teachers, nurses, engineers and tradespeople already here, John Menadue writes. #auspol #Migration #Skills
Australia is wasting the skills migrants bring
Almost half of skilled migrants are working below their qualification level, while Australia’s complex recognition system leaves urgently needed teachers, nurses, engineers and tradespeople underused.
pearlsandirritations.com
August 18, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Thinking of the nuclear scientist from Czechzia I met who was working as a lacrosse teacher because she couldn't get a job in her field here.
She tried for ANSTO but her qualification level outranked everyone there so..
This story repeats across so many fields.
She tried for ANSTO but her qualification level outranked everyone there so..
This story repeats across so many fields.
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I asked Penny Wong why a former ASIO source with direct knowledge of the Bondi gunman is being denied a visa to give evidence to the Royal Commission.
Let's be clear: the ones who benefit from him not giving evidence are those in ASIO with something to hide.
Let's be clear: the ones who benefit from him not giving evidence are those in ASIO with something to hide.
August 17, 2026 at 6:50 AM
I asked Penny Wong why a former ASIO source with direct knowledge of the Bondi gunman is being denied a visa to give evidence to the Royal Commission.
Let's be clear: the ones who benefit from him not giving evidence are those in ASIO with something to hide.
Let's be clear: the ones who benefit from him not giving evidence are those in ASIO with something to hide.
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Senate Republicans have taken a major step towards advancing the pro-crypto CLARITY Act.
Reminder: crypto is a giant Ponzi scheme. Its only practical uses are for tax evasion, money laundering, fraud, speculation, and crime.
No Democrat should vote for this corrupt abomination.
Reminder: crypto is a giant Ponzi scheme. Its only practical uses are for tax evasion, money laundering, fraud, speculation, and crime.
No Democrat should vote for this corrupt abomination.
Senate advances landmark crypto bill before heading on August recess
The move suggests Senate Republican leaders believe they may yet be able to get the 60 votes needed to pass, despite con
www.cnbc.com
August 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Senate Republicans have taken a major step towards advancing the pro-crypto CLARITY Act.
Reminder: crypto is a giant Ponzi scheme. Its only practical uses are for tax evasion, money laundering, fraud, speculation, and crime.
No Democrat should vote for this corrupt abomination.
Reminder: crypto is a giant Ponzi scheme. Its only practical uses are for tax evasion, money laundering, fraud, speculation, and crime.
No Democrat should vote for this corrupt abomination.
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there is a very real public threat to the lives of Iran’s women’s national team players after state media accused them of being “wartime traitors” for refusing to sing the anthem. surely @ausgov.bsky.social cannot allow these players to return to Iran?!
www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer...
www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer...
‘Wartime traitors’: Iran state TV condemns women’s football team for anthem silence
Iranian commentators have warned the lives of Iran’s national team “are in imminent danger”.
www.smh.com.au
March 6, 2026 at 12:27 AM
there is a very real public threat to the lives of Iran’s women’s national team players after state media accused them of being “wartime traitors” for refusing to sing the anthem. surely @ausgov.bsky.social cannot allow these players to return to Iran?!
www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer...
www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer...
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My boss wrote a piece in support of migration – and migrants.
It’s good. Makes me proud.
#auspol
grattan.edu.au/news/migrant...
It’s good. Makes me proud.
#auspol
grattan.edu.au/news/migrant...
Migrants are who we are - Grattan Institute
When political opportunists come for migrants, it is kids in schools across this country who bear the scars.
grattan.edu.au
February 27, 2026 at 9:36 PM
My boss wrote a piece in support of migration – and migrants.
It’s good. Makes me proud.
#auspol
grattan.edu.au/news/migrant...
It’s good. Makes me proud.
#auspol
grattan.edu.au/news/migrant...
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Pauline Hanson has spent decades demonising Muslims in the Senate with zero consequences, but put an anti-fascist poster on your bar wall and the AFP comes knocking. Labor's first scalp under their hate speech laws isn't a hate group and that says everything.
February 19, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Pauline Hanson has spent decades demonising Muslims in the Senate with zero consequences, but put an anti-fascist poster on your bar wall and the AFP comes knocking. Labor's first scalp under their hate speech laws isn't a hate group and that says everything.
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Thomas Friedman in NYT asserting that Israel is a messianic apartheid state engaged in ethnic cleansing.
February 18, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Thomas Friedman in NYT asserting that Israel is a messianic apartheid state engaged in ethnic cleansing.
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Cops raid Holt Street when
February 19, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Cops raid Holt Street when
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John ****ing Howard............again
'How Australian high schools became the most expensive in the developed world' - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/how-aus...
'How Australian high schools became the most expensive in the developed world' - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/how-aus...
How Australian high schools became the most expensive in the developed world
The privatisation of Australian high school education, originally led by the Howard government, has caused prices to soar.
australiainstitute.org.au
February 8, 2026 at 11:27 PM
John ****ing Howard............again
'How Australian high schools became the most expensive in the developed world' - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/how-aus...
'How Australian high schools became the most expensive in the developed world' - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/how-aus...
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DOJ Protects Trump From Epstein Accountability as MAGA Attacks "Sanctuary Cities"
youtu.be/cwXIq81eE24
youtu.be/cwXIq81eE24
DOJ Protects Trump From Epstein Accountability as MAGA Attacks "Sanctuary Cities" | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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February 3, 2026 at 4:02 AM
DOJ Protects Trump From Epstein Accountability as MAGA Attacks "Sanctuary Cities"
youtu.be/cwXIq81eE24
youtu.be/cwXIq81eE24
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Hanson was a Liberal in the Howard mould. He said nothing about Hanson and only started putting her last as a tactical measure (not a pushback on policies) after the 1998 Qld election scare. He embraced her polices - which were variations of his One Australia platform
Just your regular reminder that John Howard never pushed back against Pauline Hanson and One Nation policies. He embraced them, which is how he outflanked them, while also setting the stage for what the Liberals are today. The myth that he 'pushed back' truly needs to die.
January 29, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Hanson was a Liberal in the Howard mould. He said nothing about Hanson and only started putting her last as a tactical measure (not a pushback on policies) after the 1998 Qld election scare. He embraced her polices - which were variations of his One Australia platform
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What is being ‘normalised’ through politics and media is abhorrent and dangerous.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Beware the new 'normal', it might be about to bite us
Some people just like power. Those same people enjoy sowing seeds of discord that they never have to actually solve, in order to keep it.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 10:48 PM
What is being ‘normalised’ through politics and media is abhorrent and dangerous.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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It's kinda weird how Australian media sees white nationalist rallies and calls them "anti-immigration", but it's also a reflection of the degraded nature of media and public discourse & no small reason for its parlous state.
January 26, 2026 at 7:30 AM
It's kinda weird how Australian media sees white nationalist rallies and calls them "anti-immigration", but it's also a reflection of the degraded nature of media and public discourse & no small reason for its parlous state.
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Just so we're clear: @economist.com has maintained a special account (which they pay thousands of dollars to Musk for a gold tick) on the sexual abuse software they're describing in their article
They have 25.7 million followers: nearly every post from the last 24hrs has 0-5 RTs.
They have 25.7 million followers: nearly every post from the last 24hrs has 0-5 RTs.
January 14, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Just so we're clear: @economist.com has maintained a special account (which they pay thousands of dollars to Musk for a gold tick) on the sexual abuse software they're describing in their article
They have 25.7 million followers: nearly every post from the last 24hrs has 0-5 RTs.
They have 25.7 million followers: nearly every post from the last 24hrs has 0-5 RTs.
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(2) Cuba Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961)
Dominican Republic Operation Power Pack (1965)
Grenada Operation Urgent Fury (1983)
Haiti Operation Uphold Democracy (1994)
Plus covert operations like in Chile in 1972
Dominican Republic Operation Power Pack (1965)
Grenada Operation Urgent Fury (1983)
Haiti Operation Uphold Democracy (1994)
Plus covert operations like in Chile in 1972
January 4, 2026 at 12:27 AM
(2) Cuba Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961)
Dominican Republic Operation Power Pack (1965)
Grenada Operation Urgent Fury (1983)
Haiti Operation Uphold Democracy (1994)
Plus covert operations like in Chile in 1972
Dominican Republic Operation Power Pack (1965)
Grenada Operation Urgent Fury (1983)
Haiti Operation Uphold Democracy (1994)
Plus covert operations like in Chile in 1972
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(1) Let’s not forget that the USA has ha history to invading Latin American countries for a long time
Puerto Rico 1898
Panama 1903–1935
Nicaragua 1912–1933
Haiti 1915–1934
Dominican Republic 1916–1924
Honduras 1903–1925
Guatemala CIA-backed coup (Operation PBSUCCESS, 1954)
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Puerto Rico 1898
Panama 1903–1935
Nicaragua 1912–1933
Haiti 1915–1934
Dominican Republic 1916–1924
Honduras 1903–1925
Guatemala CIA-backed coup (Operation PBSUCCESS, 1954)
Cont...
January 4, 2026 at 12:27 AM
(1) Let’s not forget that the USA has ha history to invading Latin American countries for a long time
Puerto Rico 1898
Panama 1903–1935
Nicaragua 1912–1933
Haiti 1915–1934
Dominican Republic 1916–1924
Honduras 1903–1925
Guatemala CIA-backed coup (Operation PBSUCCESS, 1954)
Cont...
Puerto Rico 1898
Panama 1903–1935
Nicaragua 1912–1933
Haiti 1915–1934
Dominican Republic 1916–1924
Honduras 1903–1925
Guatemala CIA-backed coup (Operation PBSUCCESS, 1954)
Cont...
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On the "boots on the ground" question and Trump saying that it will mainly be about protecting oil operations.
Given this framing, we should expect a massive payday for politically connected mercenary companies, who will use this to expand their private armies.
Given this framing, we should expect a massive payday for politically connected mercenary companies, who will use this to expand their private armies.
January 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
On the "boots on the ground" question and Trump saying that it will mainly be about protecting oil operations.
Given this framing, we should expect a massive payday for politically connected mercenary companies, who will use this to expand their private armies.
Given this framing, we should expect a massive payday for politically connected mercenary companies, who will use this to expand their private armies.
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The actions & words of the Opposition & former members of Parliament who are using the #Bondi shootings to try to sew more division and hate shows what motivates them. They are not interested in unity & attempting to bring people together. They are shameful.
December 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The actions & words of the Opposition & former members of Parliament who are using the #Bondi shootings to try to sew more division and hate shows what motivates them. They are not interested in unity & attempting to bring people together. They are shameful.